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Photos: Next generation wireless from WiMAX World 2007

September 30, 2007 9:38pm PDT

See the Expo Floor and the latest mobile Internet gear from WiMAX World 2007.

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WiMAX Forum endorses new WiMAX lab at University of Maryland

May 7, 2008 10:11am PDT

The WiMAX Forum just announced the formation of a new WiMAX applications laboratory. Only the second one in the world, the MAXWell Lab is located on the University of Maryland campus.

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Clearwire's Silicon Valley WiMax Innovation Network

April 9, 2009 1:53pm PDT

At the CTIA Wireless 2009 Conference in Las Vegas, Clearwire's co-chairman, Benjamin Wolff, announces the launch of the Silicon Valley WiMax Innovation Network. The 20-square-mile "sandbox" will...

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Nokia unveils Internet tablet with WiMAX

April 2, 2008 5:35am PDT

Nokia introduces the N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX edition complete with a 4.13 inch touch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

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Photos: Sprint CEO bets big on WiMax

August 9, 2006 3:38am PDT

Sprint Nextel CEO Gary Forsee and Ed Zander, CEO of Motorola, field questions at a press briefing announcing the 4G network.

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Photos: WiMax in the Amazon Basin

September 20, 2006 6:16am PDT

A WiMax tower on Parintins island connects two schools, a hospital, a community center and a university to a broadband network.

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WiMax at a thousand feet in the Big Apple (photos)

April 16, 2010 2:00pm PDT

CNET's Marguerite Reardon and Sarah Tew go atop the Empire State Building in a behind-the-scenes tour of TowerStream's WiMax network.

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Photos: Launch of Mobile WiMAX in Baltimore

October 13, 2008 12:30am PDT

The long-awaited launch of Mobile WiMAX happened on October 8 in Baltimore. These photos are from the press conference and the official launch event from Sprint and Intel.

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Top 10 IT headlines for June 9: Apple WWDC live, Cisco pushes new WiMAX alliance, Microsoft apologizes to open source

June 9, 2008 12:33am PDT

Top 10 IT headlines for Monday, June 9, 2008: CNET will have live coverage of Apple WWDC, Cisco to tout new WiMax alliance, Microsoft apologizes for open source policy violation, Nvidia and AMD...

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Mobile WiMax arrives in the U.S., but are buyers ready for it?

September 29, 2008 4:47pm PDT

Sprint and its Xohm unit have finally made WiMax a reality. Now it will be very interesting to see who buys the service.

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WiMAX gets a launch date for New York, LA, and San Francisco

October 18, 2010 6:41am PDT

Three of the primary tech epicenters of the U.S. are about to have not one but two 4G networks to choose from by the end of 2010.

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WiMax is ready?

May 18, 2005 1:43pm PDT

WiMax has the potential to make broadband Internet access faster and more accessible for a lot of people. However, it was supposed to be a year or two away from any type of serious deployment....

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Intel announces upcoming WiMAX chipsets by mid-2008

September 22, 2007 11:57pm PDT

According to InformationWeek, Intel has announced a hybrid chipset supporting both Wi-Fi and WiMax by mid-2008. Codenamed Montevina, it would support the 25-watt Intel Penryn mobile processors as...

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WiMAX on your mobile phone by next year

September 25, 2007 10:35pm PDT

If you've been one of those eagerly waiting for WiMAX, you might be interested to know that Motorola, the handset maker has announced its own WiMAX chipset on Tuesday. In facts, plans are in the...

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Motorola roped in for Taiwan's ambitious WiMAX project

October 8, 2007 9:48am PDT

Motorola will be working on two WiMAX infrastructure contracts that it has clinched as part of Taiwan's national M-Taiwan project. The goal to cover Taipei County's two largest cities, Jhonghe and...

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Explore the technological, business, and legislative challenges surrounding WiMAX

October 12, 2007 1:25pm PDT

After years of development and uncertainty, a standards-based interoperable solution is emerging for wireless broadband. The WiMAX Forum has begun certifying broadband wireless products for...

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Governments worldwide the cause of WiMAX delays

November 16, 2007 8:52pm PST

Giant telecom firm Huawei has accused dilatory behavior by governments across the world of delaying the implementation of WiMAX.

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Intel demos single-chip software radio for WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and DVB-H digital TV

December 12, 2007 10:00pm PST

Intel has developed a software-defined radio that can handle Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and DVB-H digital TV all in one chip. The problem it addresses is that of too many radios, according to system architect...

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WiMAX Forum wants in on the 700 MHz action

February 15, 2008 8:39am PST

Everyone interested in wireless technology is aware of the ongoing spectrum auction for a chunk of the 700 MHz frequency range. Many are surprised that the bidding is going as high as it is. Other...

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Sprint CEO stays the course on WiMAX, but launch won't happen in April

April 3, 2008 1:53pm PDT

Reporters and analysts kept an eye on Sprint at CTIA Wireless 2008 to see if new CEO Dan Hesse revealed what he was going to do with his WiMAX business unit and whether Sprint was still on track...

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